The Ultimate Quiz On Muscular System
For questions 1-10, please choose the answer that BEST answers the question.
- 1.What are the different types of muscles that are in our bodies?
- A.
Voluntary and cardiac
- B.
Cardiac, smooth, and involuntary
- C.
Cardiac, smooth, and skeletal
- D.
Cardiac and skeletal
- 2.What is a neuromuscular junction?
- A.
Tissue that holds together the muscle and the bone
- B.
A motor neuron that allows communication between the muscle and the nervous system
- C.
A motor neuron that allows communication between the muscle and the tendons
- D.
Tissue that allows many muscles to work together at the same time
- 3.What are the differences between adduction and abduction of a muscle?
- A.
Adduction allows for movement towards, whereas abduction allows for movement away from the middle of the body.
- B.
Adduction allows for movement towards the anterior, whereas abduction allows for movement towards the posterior of the body.
- C.
Adduction allows for movement away from, whereas abduction allows for movement towards the middle of the body.
- D.
Adduction allows for movement towards the posterior, whereas abduction allows for movement towards the anterior of the body.
- 4.What two muscles work together to allow total movement of an appendage?
- A.
Gluteus maximus and rectus abdominus
- B.
Deltoid and bicep
- C.
Latissimus dorsi and pectoralis maor
- D.
Hamstring and quadricep
- 5.What is the main function of the muscular system?
- A.
To make humans strong
- B.
To keep the heart beating so that blood can flow throughout the body
- C.
To control the movements of the body
- D.
To control the reflexes of the body
- 6.What is the fundamental unit of a muscle fiber?
- A.
Sarcomere
- B.
Actin
- C.
Myofibril
- D.
Myoglobin
- 7.According to the Sliding- Filament Theory,
- A.
A sarcomere will contract when a thin filament slides past a stationary thick filament.
- B.
A myofibril will contract when a thin filament slides past a stationary thick filament.
- C.
A sarcomere will contract when a thick filament slides past a stationary thin filament.
- D.
A myofibril will contract when a thick filament slides past a stationary thin filament.
- 8.Which, if any, of the following muscles lacks striations?
- A.
Smooth
- B.
Cardiac
- C.
Both A and B
- D.
None of the above
- 9.A cat is sitting in its bed outside when it sees a crow land in the backyard. When she starts to chase the bird, what muscles is the cat using?
- A.
Smooth only
- B.
Smooth and skeletal
- C.
Cardiac and skeletal
- D.
Cardiac only
- 10.Voluntary muscles require this to contract.
- A.
Neural water
- B.
Dystrophin
- C.
Striations
- D.
Neural stimulation
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